https://www.neowin.net/news/tag/currencies/ Neowin News Feed for: Currencies en-us Neowin Ignition News editor@neowin.net (Managing Editor) developers@neowin.net (Neowin Developers) 5 https://www.neowin.net/images/pegasus/icon.png https://www.neowin.net https://www.neowin.net/news/bitcoin-issuers-face-7-years-in-russias-jails/ <div style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"><img src="https://cdn.neowin.com/news/images/uploaded/2014/10/russian-flag-wallpaper_medium.jpg" alt="" /></div>An amendment to a proposed law in Russia will see those issuing surrogate currencies - such as Bitcoin - face up to seven years in prison. The new amendment also introduces fines of up to £25,000. <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/bitcoin-issuers-face-7-years-in-russias-jails/">Read more...</a> Paul Hill Sat, 12 Mar 2016 02:20:01 +0000 https://www.neowin.net/news/bitcoin-issuers-face-7-years-in-russias-jails/ @ziks_99